Repatriation Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1984 No. 2921

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Repatriation Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Repatriation Act 1920.

Dated 11 October 1984.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

A. GIETZELT

Minister of State for Veterans’ Affairs

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Interpretation

1. In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Repatriation Regulations.

Severely incapacitated members

2. Regulation 104a of the Principal Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) “$59” and substituting “$61.40”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (3) “$29.50” and substituting “$30.70”.

Funeral expenses

3. Regulation 179 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting “$500” (wherever occurring) and substituting “$550”.

Clothing allowance

4. Regulation 180aof the Principal Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from column 2 of the table in sub-regulation (1) “4.40” “2.10” “2.90” and “2.90” and substituting “4.60” “2.20” “3.00” and “3.00” respectively;

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) “$4.40” (wherever occurring) and substituting “$4.60”; and

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (4) “$54.60” and substituting “$57.20”.

South African veterans

5. Sub-regulation 197 (3) of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting “$500” and substituting “$550”.

Application

6. (1) The amendments effected by regulation 2 apply in respect of instalments of allowance payable on or after 1 November 1984.

(2) The amendments effected by regulations 3 and 5 apply in respect of funeral expenses of persons whose deaths occur on or after 1 November 1984.

(3) The amendments effected by paragraphs 4 (a) and (b) apply in respect of allowance payable on or after 8 November 1984.

(4) The amendment effected by paragraph 4 (c) applies in respect of any amount payable on or after 8 November 1984.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 19 October 1984.

2. Statutory Rules 1943 No. 233 as amended by 1945 No. 48; 1946 No. 182; 1947 Nos. 72, 106, 149 and 169; 1948 Nos. 38, 43, 80, 135 and 137; 1950 No. 96; 1951 Nos. 7 and 58; 1952 Nos. 7, 88 and 101; 1953 No. 6; 1956 Nos. 32, 73 and 101; 1958 No. 22; 1960 Nos. 56 and 60; 1961 Nos. 74 and 139; 1962 No. 93; 1963 Nos. 57 and 104; 1965 No. 124; 1966 Nos. 65 and 168; 1967 No. 150; 1968 No. 122; 1969 No. 178; 1970 No. 150; 1972 Nos. 180 and 186; 1973 Nos. 25, 151 and 282; 1974 No. 57; 1975 No. 93; 1977 No. 167; 1978 No. 184; 1979 Nos. 53, 116, 172 and 223; 1980 No. 321; 1981 No. 310; 1982 No. 297; 1983 Nos. 83 and 252.